Memorial Scholarships offered through St. John’s Episcopal Church

Since 2009, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cuyahoga Falls has been awarding scholarships to selected area seniors. We are pleased to announce that the final preparations have been completed in order to offer three $1,000 scholarships in memory of Sally Russell and Larry Myers.

Sally Kay Russell died at Stow Glen Retirement Center on July 22, 2007. She taught music for thirty years at Sill Middle School, Lincoln Elementary School and Roberts Middle School in Cuyahoga Falls. She married Robert Russell in 1967. They were long time active members of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Sally was St. John’s Choir Director at the time she fell ill.

Larry Myers's service to St. John’s included serving on Vestry, being finance chair, coordinating the building renovation, and serving on the Investment Committee. Larry was a Cost Analysis Engineer.

The 2016 scholarship application is available to any senior who is a member of a St. John’s family, a Cuyahoga Falls High School senior, or a Woodridge High School senior. Falls and Woodridge seniors can request the application from their guidance counselor. A member of a St. John’s family who does not attend Falls High or Woodridge High, should request the application at stjohns-soupson@sbcglobal.net.

The scholarships are intended to help defray the cost of a post-high school educational program, for either a bachelor’s degree at a college/university or a technical/vocational school resulting in an associate degree. The recipients of the $1,000 scholarships will receive payments in the form of a $500 check in each of the firsttwo semesters following the awarding of the scholarship. Only seniors who have completed the application procedure by the deadline are eligible for consideration.

Please include a current transcript with the application and also include your senior course schedule and grades received. An application for a post-secondary vocational/technical training scholarship must include a teacher or employer letter of recommendation from the area of the intended vocation. If you have attended classes using post-secondary option (University credit classes), details of the course work and grades received must be included with the application.

The Scholarship Committee will review all applications, notify your school of the scholarship finalists, and schedule interviews with the finalists. The Committee will notify the school guidance office of the final selection. A file of all applications will be maintained by the Scholarship Committee for a limited period and then destroyed.

Deadline: Cuyahoga Falls High School and Woodridge High School seniors should submit the completed application to their Guidance Office by April 1, 2016. The awarding announcement will be made in May. If you have questions or experience problems while completing the application, email stjohns-soupson@sbcglobal.net.

Preferred: An application is also available in a ‘Microsoft Word Form’. It can be opened and completed on a computer running MS Word. Responses are typed or pasted into the form and saved as many times as needed to complete the application. Once the application is completed, it is printed, signed, and returned to your guidance office. Response space expands and underlines automatically as you type. Utilizing ‘Word Form’ provides you with a completed application that is neater, easier to read, and is less likely to have errors. You can request the Word Form version of the application by email at stjohns-soupson@sbcglobal.net.